NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS : EDITION-TIME COMPILATIONS : State-by-State Election Reports of Key Races and Issues : Nevada
CARSON CITY —
Gov. Richard H. Bryan, a popular Democrat, won easy reelection to a second, four-year term over outgoing state Treasurer Patty Cafferata.
Bryan had a 71% to 27% lead over his GOP opponent.
Rep. Harry Reid, a Democrat, and former Rep. Jim Santini, an ex-Democrat, were in a tight race for the Senate seat being vacated by a powerful Republican, Sen. Paul Laxalt.
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